Policy 6206 - Recreational Facilities

WWW Posting Date: 1/15/2002

Responsible Office: Student Affairs

Recreational Facilities/Intramural Programs operate under the direction of the Department
of Recreation and Intramurals located in the Maxie Lambright Sports Center. This Department
is responsible for the following facilities: the Maxie Lambright Sports Center, golf
course, swimming pool, Hide-Away Park, soccer field, rugby field, and two softball
fields.

Students may use these facilities upon presentation of a valid I.D. card. Faculty
and staff may pay a quarterly or annual fee to use these facilities. Information concerning
fees may be obtained from the Sports Center Office.

The Lambright Sports Center consists of six basketball courts, six volleyball courts,
six badminton courts, two weight rooms, twelve racquetball courts, a jogging track,
an apparatus room, two saunas, and two steam rooms. The Center is open daily for students
and eligible faculty and staff members.

The Louisiana Tech Golf Course is located two miles west of the Tech campus on the
Old Grambling Road. It is a beautifully designed par 36, 6,783 yard nine-hole course.

The olympic-sized swimming pool is located between Memorial Gymnasium and the Visual
Arts Center. Constructed in the shape of a "T," the pool is heated and enclosed for
year-round use.

Intramural programs are a vital part of extracurricular activity for our students.
There are 26 intramural programs offered by the Department for both men and women,
for a total of 52 programs. For a detailed listing of these activities, contact the
Director at the Sports Center Office. In addition, the Department offers the highly
successful Sports Club program involving a positive experience for large numbers of
our students. At the present time, there are over 400 students involved in 11 different
sport club programs. The Power Lifting Club and the Karate Club have achieved both
state and national recognition. Also popular are the water ski, lacrosse, cycling,
soccer, and rugby clubs, and spirit groups.